For lunch: rice with basil; arugula; boiled beets with salt and olive oil; tomato sauce with butter.
One of the cats killed this bird in the morning. I think it’s a baby chicken, which would mean it’s probably from one of the neighbors down the street.
Kate is making matzo, cream cheese, and pickle breakfast sandwiches. I just had one as a snack. The cream cheese makes the matzo taste very alive, as normally it’s a cracker that absorbs flavors and hides them away.
For dinner I made toasts with some bechamel, shrimp, and swiss cheese. For a salad I tempered onions in water then tossed them with arugula and bok choy. I sat in front of the fire with the cats, reading a guilty pleasure, called ‘The Farseer: Royal Assasin’.
Monday September 7th, 9am. Woke up so so hungry. Nothing but eggs benedict would do. Sauteed tomato, scone, hollandaise with saffron, poached eggs…